Katie Forrest, together with her husband Taylor Collins, is the founder of Epic Bar and one of the minds behind Force of Nature Meats and Roam Ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas. Katie herself is a force of nature as a business owner, mother, wife, rancher, and human. Together, we explore the perennial nature of hope and how we can think about modeling businesses after lessons we learn in nature. Spread throughout are messages from the land and from our children about learning to slow down and to listen and an exploration of hope. Towards the end, we cover the importance of ground meat to the food system and the important role of aggregators in the regenerative business ecosystem. This is a beautiful and very inspiring conversation! Find Katie // Instagram: @forceofnaturemeats, @roamranch What Good Shall I Do Conference: WGSIDKATE75 (limited supplies) For Katie’s Backstory // Where Hope Grows Podcast: Ranch Stories: The Genesis Timestamps: 00:00:00: Intro + the Importance of Aggregators 00:06:34: What Good Shall I Do Conference 00:11:38: A Gift (?) of Geese 00:16:13: Jumping into business 00:26:04: Building an ecosystem of businesses 00:40:09: Modeling businesses after nature: symbiosis and limits 00:44:59: Slowing down to build connection 00:55:35: Roam Ranch 01:17:15: Seeing through the eyes of your children 01:22:31: Hope: leaving our children shade 01:32:22: Ground meat is great  01:43:49: Role of the aggregator  Books Mentioned: Slow Down and Be Here Now by Laura Brand Biology of Wonder by Andreas Weber Current Discounts for MBS listeners: 15% off Farm True ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV1520% off Home of Wool using code KATEKAVANAUGH for 10% off15% off Bon Charge blue light blocking gear using code: MINDBODYSOIL15 Join the Ground Work Collective: Find a Farm: nearhome.groundworkcollective.com Find Kate: @kate_kavanaugh More: groundworkcollective.com Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: groundworkcollective.com/disclaimer